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Husband and wife from Melitopol sentenced to 20 and 18 years over alleged bombing and poisoning plot
Gennady and Olga Kapralov, residents of occupied Melitopol, have been sentenced to 20 and 18 years' imprisonment, respectively.
09 Sep, 2026
Uglich resident convicted over enlistment office arson given new sentence, pushing back his release by around six years
Political prisoner Denis Popov was handed a new sentence over comments on YouTube that he allegedly wrote while in a penal colony.
08 Sep, 2026
Sentenced to 14 years for photographing the graves of Russian troops: Yaroslavl resident convicted of high treason
Nikolai Shcherbakov who the prosecution alleged had been collecting information about the graves of Russian troops, has been sentenced to 14 years in a high-security penal colony.
08 Sep, 2026
Former co-chair of Samara PARNAS branch has spent more than 130 days in a punitive isolation cell
Andrei Balin, former co-chair of the Samara branch of PARNAS and now imprisoned over anti-war posts, has spent more than 130 days in a punitive isolation cell.
07 Sep, 2026
Support political prisoners after release
Собираем средства для политзаключённых, которые скоро освобождаются из тюрьмы. Деньги нужны на оплату проезда домой, покупку жизненно важных вещей на первое время и устройство быта сразу после выхода из заключения.
07 Sep, 2026
Resident of occupied Chaplynka sentenced to 16 years on charges of cooperating with Ukrainian intelligence. His wife was previously sentenced to 12 years over donations to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Volodymyr Hulchak, a resident of the Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast, has been sentenced to 16 years on a charge of high treason.
07 Sep, 2026
Elista civic activist placed under house arrest for comparing Soviet soldiers involved in the deportation of the Kalmyks to Nazis
Boris Todaev, editor-in-chief of the unregistered newspaper Narn, has been placed under house arrest over an article about the deportation of the Kalmyk people.
04 Sep, 2026
Former journalist from Melitopol sentenced to 15 years on espionage charges
Iryna Levchenko, a 64-year-old former journalist from Melitopol, has been sentenced to 15 years on espionage charges.
03 Sep, 2026
23-year-old Ukrainian from Kherson Oblast sentenced to five and a half years over ‘fake news’ about the Russian army
According to the prosecution, in August and September 2023 Tetiana Shevchenko posted comments in the Telegram chat 'Nova Kakhovka Chat'
02 Sep, 2026
Russian–Swedish national sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony for transferring money to a Ukrainian serviceman via Revolut after three months of ‘carousel’ detentions
Maksim Artyomov, a 48-year-old dual Russian and Swedish national, has been sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony on a charge of high treason
01 Sep, 2026
Number of ‘high treason’ and ‘espionage’ cases this year exceeds total for all pre-war years, says First Department
Russian courts convicted 284 people in cases involving ‘high treason’ and ‘espionage’ during the first half of 2026
31 Aug, 2026
Eco-activist from Tuapse arrested over alleged links to ‘Crimson Wedge’
Denis Matveev, an environmental activist from Tuapse, has been accused of involvement in the Crimson Wedge
31 Aug, 2026
Political Prisoners Memorial: our work in the first half of 2026
In the first half of 2026, Political Prisoners Memorial raised 3,327,522 roubles (approx. €33,116) to provide assistance to political prisoners.
26 Aug, 2026
Saxophonist Andrei Shabanov, transferred to a unit with even harsher conditions where ‘only prisoners with disabilities are held’, continues to face discrimination after being labelled ‘obizhenny’
Political prisoner Andrei Shabanov is being transferred to another unit, 'where only prisoners with disabilities are held'. He said conditions there would be even worse than in his current unit.
25 Aug, 2026
Man from Luhansk sentenced to 18 years on espionage and treason charges
In occupied Luhansk, Yuriy Bykadorov has been sentenced to 18 years in a high-security penal colony on charges of cooperating with Ukrainian intelligence.
24 Aug, 2026
Jehovah’s Witness Pavel Kazadaev is free
Pavel, Jehovah's Witness, walked out of a penal colony after three years behind bars for the 'crime' of discussing the Bible with friends.
20 Aug, 2026
Moscow-born and Kyiv-based film award winner charged with high treason during a trip to renew his passport
Aleksandr Kondratov, who is currently in custody on a charge of high treason, was detained on 5 May at passport control at Vnukovo Airport.
19 Aug, 2026
Two residents of occupied territories sentenced to more than 10 years each for alleged cooperation with Ukrainian intelligence
In occupied Donetsk, 19-year-old Yuliia Buievets was sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony, in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Serhii Pustovyi, born in 1969, was sentenced to 11 years.
19 Aug, 2026
Arseny Turbin turns eighteen
He was just fifteen when he was detained for handing out leaflets criticising Vladimir Putin, and was later sentenced to five years in a juvenile penal colony
19 Aug, 2026
Russian security forces detain former teacher in occupied Kherson Oblast
On 5 August, Russian security forces searched the home of 52-year-old Hanna Pyrozhenko in the occupied village of Pershokostiantynivka, in Ukraine's Kherson Oblast, before taking her away to an unknown location.
18 Aug, 2026
More than 10 convictions a day: Russia steps up use of ‘terrorism’ charges
On average, more than 10 people were convicted under Russia’s ‘terrorism’ provisions on each working day during the first half of 2026.
17 Aug, 2026
A 68-year-old Jehovah’s Witness from Murmansk Oblast released from pretrial detention after custodial sentence replaced with suspended sentence
On 5 August, a court in Murmansk replaced Anatoliy Odintsov's six-year and three-month prison sentence with a suspended sentence of the same length.
17 Aug, 2026
Lev Shlosberg sentenced to 11 years and one month over war debate and Daily Mirror repost
Lev Shlosberg, deputy chair of the Yabloko party, has been sentenced by Pskov City Court to 11 years and one month in a penal colony.
14 Aug, 2026
St Petersburg philosopher and theologian remanded in custody over donations to Anti-Corruption Foundation
Igor Zaitsev, a lecturer at the Russian Christian Humanitarian Academy, was remanded in custody over donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation.
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